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title: "Durchfall: der, die or das? It’s der Durchfall (diarrhoea) | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: der Durchfall, “diarrhoea”. Accusative: den Durchfall; dative: dem Durchfall. Learn why it takes der and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/durchfall/
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# Durchfall: der, die or das?

der Durchfall

Diarrhoea

maskulin · masculine [Body and health](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/body-health/) Level: Beginner

**Short answer:** Durchfall takes the article der (der Durchfall). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “diarrhoea” in English.

## Durchfall: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Diarrhoea
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Durchfall in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Durchfall)
- [Durchfall in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Durchfall)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Durchfall take der?

No suffix rule covers Durchfall, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Durchfall as something blue.

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/)

## Durchfall in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Durchfall |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Durchfall |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Durchfall |

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